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Biography
Najan Ward is a British Indian actor, writer, film producer and record label owner.
Biography
He has had roles in Holby City, Home Time, Mobile, Green and See You at the Altar.
Ward was born with the name Nagajan Chano Modhwadia in Leicester England to a father who worked as a welder and a mother who worked as an over locker at a local textile firm; both of his parents are Hindu Mer Gujarati immigrants from India. He studied acting at Brooksby Melton College . Before acting Ward had started a record shop called in the Groove in his home town of Loughborough. The shop came to a close with the decline of 12" vinyl sales, upon closure Ward started a house label called Lost My Dog Records with 2 friends he met from the shop.
Critical Acclaim & Awards
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He has been heralded as the Indian Christian Bale. A natural character actor, whose performances and second to none. He has been widely tipped to be the first British Indian (from Leicestershire) actor to win an Oscar. It is understood from sources that Jack Nicholson has mentioned he wished his career had begun twenty years later, just so he could have worked with Najan, this was after watching the short film The Pick Up.